2015 Running Thread

[ThursdayLast]

Well...nearly!

Thread for all running chat, no matter how fast or how far you run

[Sirzy]

Happy new year, prosecco open here too but determined to get out for a run!

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Good to see you Sirzy!

Happy New Year runners. Looking forward to tomorrow's run reports

[Knackerelli]

Hi everyone, love how there are familiar names and lots of new ones

Can't help I'm afraid with advice about running after childbirth, I started when my baby was 2 and a half, although I'm still running off my baby weight

Running goals:
Get my 50 t-shirt ( at 41 so an easy one!)
Run 5k consistently under 30 mins
Run 10k consistently under 65 mins
Possibly a half but I'm scared! ( have said if I do one it'll be lake Vyrnwy which isn't till sept so I have some time to dither....)

Cheers everyone, here's to 2015

[Apophenia]

I am in awe of some of you! blatant place marking

[Sazorchard31]

My 2015 goal includes a 4th half marathon reconsidering if I want to do amarathon. Always,said never ever but seriously considering it if knee holds up and I can find d the time to train!

[actiongirl1978]

Wow we made 1000! Well done runners!

[EdithDickie]

Hello everyone!

My 2015 running goals are....

• 50 miles in January
• complete 10k in March in under 1 hour 5 minutes (in my heart of hearts I would love to make it under an hour)
• complete half marathon in April in under 2 hours 30 minutes
• do not shame myself at 24 hour endurance relay thing I am doing with a team of work mates in May - log a respectable amount of miles, and don't cry when I am cold and tired!

[cinnamongreyhound]

Happy new year to you all, it's been awesome running with you this year and I hope to stick around and keep tabs on you all when I'm not running next year (hopefully reasonably briefly ).

Happy parkrunning to all of you going tomorrow, will be no.60 for me :)

[Suzannewithaplan]

my other goal is to stop spending so much online on running gear

Although to be fair I have been pretty disciplined about only keeping the items that I really want and sending back all the rest of it promptly

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

So in that case Suzanne you won't want to know that Sports Direct have an extra 20% off if you add TAKE20 at the checkout stage? I have just ordered new capris and a new jacket .

[spookyskeleton]

Evening, can I join in? I started running with a group couch to 5k programme at the start of April and I quickly went from a complete anti runner to someone who gets up and hours or for a run at 7.30 on a Sunday morning.

This year I completed several 10k races and one 10-mile run but have slacked off over the last couple of months and went out today and struggled with a 5k run ( which ended with a 1k hill which was my excuse ).

I have signed up for a half marathon at the end of April so am starting a training programme next week so would love support and advice

[cinnamongreyhound]

Did you see this while you were there OhOneOhTwoOhThree?

[MrsCurrent]

Hello, I'm in this year. Ran my first ever mile in July and finally, and very slowly made it to 5... Then life went all wrong so will be starting from scratch from tomorrow. My aim is a 10k in May, and to carry on running now I've found I can (albeit slower than I can walk!). Wish we had a park run round here.

[Suzannewithaplan]

damn Ohone if only I had that code before I sent my order today:(

[Suzannewithaplan]

We need a dedicated sportswear money off code thread! ?

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

Ooh no I didn't cinnamon. I got more purple leggings (well black and purple), and a purple jacket. I only popped on there to get some trainers for DS1, because they didn't have his size when we went this afternoon. Suzanne I wish I'd had the code this afternoon - DS2 needed trainers, football boots and conned me into buying him some smart trainers as well

[cinnamongreyhound]

I've got two long sleeve tops as I only have one that covers my belly and it's my hm top so don't want to wear it out! So I've taken advantage of it thank you

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

cinnamon

Almost all my tops are from races - my old running club used to dish them out like sweeties no wonder their races were so expensive.

[Suzannewithaplan]

?Actually I ordered from sportsshoes.com ?I get the two confused

[OhOneOhTwoOhThree]

I love sportsshoes.com. They have my favorite saucony shoes at half price. I had to phone them recently to chase a delivery (the courier claimed to have left it outside my back gate but it was nowhere to be seen) and they were super-helpful.

[Suzannewithaplan]

they are very quick with the refunds and generally with shipping.

Hi and welcome Spooky and MrsCurrent:)

[EdYouKateShaun]

Hi can I join. I am a newish runner and set myself a 100 miles by 31st Jan. Started on 27th Dec and have done 14 miles so far. It's hard but I'm determined!

[AggressiveBunting]

Well done for getting out between Christmas and NY- so easy to sink into a sea of sloth and not emerge. We're on holiday atm. Cant really run as nowhere to go but have been to yoga a few times.

Re ultras, women in particular, seem to gain more endurance as they age, and this helps the conversion to longer distances- many top trail runners are 40+ There is anecdotal evidence that having children improves women's ability to run longer distances but no-one really knows why (hormonal or biomechanics or just want to get away from the DC for long periods to time ). It has certainly been true for me, but only after my second child.

ultras tend to be off road and most involve some unrunnable sections, necessitating a run-walk strategy, which makes them more sustainable than a straight run. The pacing is much slower and more varied- the course record for a 43km night trail race I do is 4.47 and that's by a professional female trail runner. My first 50km race this year will take close to 6 hrs, the second will take closer to 8 hrs (much tougher course), so you just settle into it and try to cover the ground as efficiently as possible.

The reason I do them is that relative to other people, I'm faster than over a shorter distance, so in a 20km trail race I don't place very well because I don't have the pace required, but I could keep going at a slower pace for longer than many of the people who would beat me over the shorter distance. My aim for 2016 is to do the Hong Kong 100km race. My gut feeling is that that will be too long, but I'll give it a go.

[Anglaise1]

Happy New Year everyone!
Aggressive agree endurance increases with age. And regarding trail running, it isn't comparable with road running for times, times go out of the window it is usually just finishing that is the goal. With my trail of 41kms I thought I'd be finished after around 4 hours based on other flatter trails I'd done but of course it took 5 because of the climbing and descent - it was very technical. But the camaraderie was brilliant, when a runner goes down other runners stop to help and offer their food, drink, salt etc. When a runner goes down on a road race other runners run over them.

[JennyOnTheBlocks]

Good morning, and happy new year!

I've been running almost 18months now, started off on c25k in september 2013, 4stones overweight and needing to improve my mental as well as physical health. Lost 3st and got up to 10k in 65mins, then had total abdo hysterectomy in May 2014.

Entered ballot for VLM 2015 in fit of pre-op confidence, and now here I am. On week two of marathon training plan, and absolutely loving it. I've never done improvement training before, and I can feel the benefit already!

People's eyes have started to glaze over when I start on about running now, it's totally changed my life for the better.

There is no 'wrong side' of any age for running, you only have to check out the people at parkrun to show you how versatile it can be.

Hope to be able to keep up with this thread - and will chuck 4 miles in the pot for yesterday